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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
TRANSVERSE MYELITIS AWARENESS DAY
2011
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Transverse Myelitis is a rare neurological disorder caused by the inflammation of the
spinal cord; and
WHEREAS, symptoms include back pain, numbness of the lower extremities and headache; and
WHEREAS, as the condition progresses, Transverse Myelitis may cause paralysis, sensory loss,
and bowel and bladder dysfunction; and
WHEREAS, Transverse Myelitis affects one our of every million persons; and
WHEREAS, there are approximately 1,250 Americans with Transverse Myelitis; and
WHEREAS, only one-third of persons diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis make a full recovery; and
WHEREAS, increased awareness of Transverse Myelitis is critical to diagnosis, treatment and
scientific research of the disease; and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina joins the Transverse Myelitis Association and other
interested agencies and organizations in promoting awareness of this rare ~ondition;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim August 26, 2011, as "TRANSVERSE MYELITIS AWARE NESS DAY" in North
Carolina and commend its observance to all citizens.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eleventh day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand
and eleven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
TRANSVERSE MYELITIS AWARENESS DAY
2011
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Transverse Myelitis is a rare neurological disorder caused by the inflammation of the
spinal cord; and
WHEREAS, symptoms include back pain, numbness of the lower extremities and headache; and
WHEREAS, as the condition progresses, Transverse Myelitis may cause paralysis, sensory loss,
and bowel and bladder dysfunction; and
WHEREAS, Transverse Myelitis affects one our of every million persons; and
WHEREAS, there are approximately 1,250 Americans with Transverse Myelitis; and
WHEREAS, only one-third of persons diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis make a full recovery; and
WHEREAS, increased awareness of Transverse Myelitis is critical to diagnosis, treatment and
scientific research of the disease; and
WHEREAS, the State ofNorth Carolina joins the Transverse Myelitis Association and other
interested agencies and organizations in promoting awareness of this rare ~ondition;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim August 26, 2011, as "TRANSVERSE MYELITIS AWARE NESS DAY" in North
Carolina and commend its observance to all citizens.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this eleventh day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand
and eleven and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.